It's in the Bag! is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians. The film has been preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive.[citation needed]

For classic radio fans, the highlight of the film will be Floogle's encounter with Jack Benny, who at the time was involved with Allen in their famous 'feud', which ran for over a decade.

There is an alternate version of the film where Allen's voice periodically breaks in on the action with wisecracks a la the opening credits. This version obscures some of the on-screen dialogue, including the punchline. This version has aired on AMC.

At the time of its release in 1945, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times said aside from Mr. Allen's comments on the credits at the beginning of the film, which are superlative spoofing and recommended to everyone, it was a "dizzy, bewildering picture" and "this rat's nest of nonsense defied the sober description of a comparatively rational mind".
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A more recent 3 out of 4 star favorable review by Leonard Maltin says "Story similar to THE TWELVE CHAIRS with flea-circus promoter Allen entitled to inheritance; plot soon goes out the window in favor of unrelated but amusing episodes, including hilarious encounter between Allen and Benny."[3]